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Dating back about 5,000 years, the cairn supposedly covers the underground entrance to hell, and within it live the shee, or fairies — a 7-foot-tall race of blue near-humans.

From Washington Post

Of Helen's Babies nothing remains save the dim figure of a kind uncle, and a phrase, "Wants shee wheels go wound."

From Time Magazine Archive

Thankes, gentle master," then quoth shee; "A faithfull friend in sorrow hast thou beene;130 If fortune once doth smile on mee, My thankfull heart shall well bee seene.

From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various

I have a brother, then," quoth shee, "Whom as my life I love and favour tenderlie:70 In Padua, alas! is he, Full sicke, God wot, and like to die.

From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various

Ride softlye," shee sayd, "O Childe Waters: Why doe you ryde so fast?

From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various